How To Effectively Test Your Website Before You Launch

When customers visit your website, you want it to be 100% ready and easy to use. If there are any issues with the website, you would want to know before you release it to the public!

Here are a few things you can do to test that your site is ready before you launch it!

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1. Check all your pages work on both desktop or mobile. This includes spelling mistakes, design errors, etc
2. Check for any broken links. This easy to use tool searches your website to make sure that there are no links that take you to a 404 page or a broken link.
3. Test your checkout and payment gateways. Run a few test orders to get familiar with receiving payments, preparing refunds etc.
4. Site speed. A lot of visitors click away if your site takes too long to load. This takes away a lot of potential business. Use this tool to test your site speed and receive tips to make it faster!
5. Check compatibility in all browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc)
6. Check that all buttons link to the correct pages
7. Test contact forms and make sure you receive these messages.
   

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